The World Next Year: from new Islamist governments to US and French elections

François Picard and his panel discuss the Arab revolutions, the financial crisis and other important events of 2011 and their implications for 2012. Also on the agenda in this new year are elections in France and the US - can Barack Obama and Nicolas Sarkozy be re-elected?

Host of the show since 2010, this Franco-American was RFI’s West Africa bureau chief from 1995 to 1998. He plays it straight on all issues, except for les Bleus in rugby and ice hockey’s New York Rangers!

LAURA CELLIERPresenter

She’s a British journalist who previously worked for Bloomberg Television. At FRANCE 24, she hosts the weekly Inside the Americas, the fast-paced Live From Paris show and regularly hosts The Debate.